This is the last week before Christmas, and what a week it has been considering the whole country started it's month long vacation on Monday. We spent Monday morning collecting money people owed us, and the afternoon standing in line at the bank. Tuesday, we were stood up for another meeting by MAMUCA but they had a good excuse; it was raining, hard. Wednesday we were back out at the taller inspecting the first batch of 50 filters. Then Thursday we were on the road again out to Trujillo to meet Maria, another candidate for country director. Who would have ever thought we would be doing interviews and rejecting people??? The next day it was a 7 hour bus ride to our next meeting in Tela about a new project starting next year. We also met an acting troop that was interested in putting together an education production about water health. On the way home the next day we stopped at the taller again to give them another check, which completes the first phase of our grant for 100 filters!
Notice the express sign in the window, and the line of 7 people waiting.
What you can't see are the 8 people inside just standing around.
Helping the kids clean the health center while we waited an hour for MAMUCA to show up.
100 completed filters!!!
Relaxing after an interview with Susan, Maria and Brent a PCV from Trujillo
The Tela Rotary group, who are all doctors and one French-Canadian
But the French-Canadian's husband runs an acting troop that makes some amazing props.
Money, just in time to buy some Christmas tamales and apples.
It always makes you feel good knowing that you have helped someone.
Robert J Kent Jr- robjkentjr@gmail.com
Wat/San/Health Consultant
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